Osmosis and Diffusion Across a Semi-Permeable Membrane

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Osmosis and Diffusion Across a Semi-permeable Membrane Description of the Content of the beakers at initial set up: Beaker 1 had 4 pipettes of starch and 4 pipettes of amylase in a dialysis bag, which was placed into a surrounding liquid containing 2/3 water and 4 full droppers of Lugol’s solution. The color of the dialysis bag was clear and the surrounding liquid was amber in color. Beaker 2 had 8 pipettes of starch in a dialysis bag, which was placed into a surrounding liquid containing 2/3 water and 4 full droppers of Lugol’s solution. The color of the dialysis bag was clear and the surrounding liquid was amber in color. Description of the Content of the beakers after 1 hour The dialysis bag in beaker 1 had an amber color to it and the surrounding liquid was still amber. The dialysis bag in beaker 2 was a dark bluish color and the surrounding liquid was amber. Results Table 2.5 | Initial Color | 1 hour color | 1 hour glucose test | Starch/Amylase Bag | Clear | Amber | 500-1,000 mg/mL | Surrounding Fluid | Amber | Amber | ~200 mg/100mL | Control- Starch Bag | Clear | Bluish | N/A | Surrounding Fluid | Amber | Amber | N/A | Glucose was found in the dialysis bag in beaker 1 because the amylase that was in the bag broke down the starch into smaller units of glucose. The reason glucose was present in the surrounding fluid in beaker 1 is because glucose is small enough to pass through the semi-permeable membrane (dialysis bag). I tested for the presence of glucose by using Chemstrip 9. I tested for the presence of starch by using Lugol’s solution. A positive result for starch is a black-blue or bluish color and a negative result for starch is an amber color. In this experiment water moved into the dialysis bags by osmosis from an area of high concentration (surrounding liquid) into an area of low concentration (dialysis bag). This

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